{"id":567891,"date":"2020-10-01T12:50:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T16:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=567891"},"modified":"2021-02-28T10:34:31","modified_gmt":"2021-02-28T15:34:31","slug":"uefa-champions-league-group-stage-draw-in-full","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/10\/01\/uefa-champions-league-group-stage-draw-in-full\/","title":{"rendered":"UEFA Champions League: Group Stage Draw in Full"},"content":{"rendered":"

The group stage draw has taken place for the 2020\/21 UEFA Champions League.<\/a><\/p>\n

Holders Bayern Munich<\/a> are in Group A alongside Atletico Madrid, FC Salzburg and Lokomotiv Moscow.<\/p>\n

2020\/21 UEFA Champions League Group Stage Draw<\/h2>\n

Manchester United Handed Difficult Group<\/h3>\n

The group stage draw of the Champions League has been completed with some fascinating match-ups.<\/p>\n

The toughest group on paper appears to be Group H. Manchester United<\/a> find themselves in this group and will play last season\u2019s beaten finalists, Paris Saint-Germain<\/a>. United also face last season\u2019s semi-finalists, RB Leipzig. Debutants Istanbul Basaksehir complete the group.<\/p>\n

Manchester City<\/a> are in Group C alongside Porto, Olympiacos and Marseille, while Europa League winners Sevilla are in Group E with\u00a0 Chelsea<\/a>, FK Krasnodar and another debutant in Rennes.<\/p>\n

Liverpool<\/a> are in Group D and Jurgen Klopp\u2019s team will face some tricky assignments. The Reds will take on Dutch giants Ajax ,who have a good record in this competition. Klopp\u2019s men will also take on the all-out attacking Atalanta and Danish first-timers FC Midtjylland.<\/p>\n

A mouth-watering clash for all football fans will see Cristiano Ronaldo<\/a> and Lionel Messi<\/a> face each other twice with Juventus<\/a> and Barcelona<\/a> paired together in Group G. Andrea Pirlo is gearing up for his first Champions League campaign as a manager. Juventus\u2019 group is completed by Dynamo Kyiv and Hungarian side Ferencvaros.<\/p>\n

Groups in Full<\/h3>\n

Group A<\/strong>: Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, FC Salzburg, Lokomotiv Moscow<\/p>\n

Group B<\/strong>: Real Madrid, Shaktar Donetsk, Inter Milan, Borussia Monchengladbach<\/p>\n

Group C<\/strong>: FC Porto, Manchester City, Olympiacos FC, Marseille<\/p>\n

Group D<\/strong>: Liverpool, Ajax, Atalanta B.C, FC Midtjylland<\/p>\n

Group E<\/strong>: Sevilla, Chelsea, FK Krasnodar, Stade Rennais,<\/p>\n

Group F<\/strong>: Zenit St Petersburg, Borussia Dortmund, S.S Lazio, Club Brugge<\/p>\n

Group G<\/strong>: Juventus, FC Barcelona, Dynamo Kyiv, Ferencvaros TC<\/p>\n

Group H<\/strong>: Paris Saint Germain, Manchester United, RB Leipzig, Istanbul Basaksehir<\/p>\n

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Main Photo<\/p>\n

Embed from Getty Images<\/a>